Longevity Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old longevity quotes, longevity sayings, and longevity proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Give life long enough and it will solve all your problems, including the one of being alive. Colum Mccann
Longevity is the reward of living. Yoruba Proverb
It is longevity that makes up for suffering. Yoruba Proverb
Whoever heard of the death of a spirit? No one ever hears of the death of the Almighty. Yoruba Proverb
In this business, success is determined by longevity. It doesn't matter if you're young and you're doing a movie right now. John Singleton
What this man has done is retard the aging process. Tom House
I do bugger all—but I did so much exercise when I was young that I think that stands me in good stead. Plus there is a bit of longevity in my family and I don't put weight on. Roger Moore
Given the increased longevity which the demographers and doctors promise us, there comes the prospect of a growing army of pensioner poets, all rhythmically tapping their feet and demanding attention, their mutual envy sharpened by a diminishing number of publishers and readers Lawrence Sail
It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life. Thomas A. Kempis
Asked for the key to her longevity at 80: Keep breathing. Sophie Tucker
Chinese herbal doctors use lingzhi fungi to strengthen the immune system and improve memory. This fungus is a symbol for longevity and the fulfillment of wishes. Fran London
Pear trees are long-lived, so pears are a symbol of longevity. Fran London
There is no circumstance which seems more to indicate health and probable longevity to any individual than his being descended from healthy and long-lived ancestors. Sir John Sinclair
Heredity has a strong impact on longevity but is not the only factor. The quality of the environment and the geographical location have strong influences on our life span as well. Rowe and Khan
So feathered friend, until the end you may divide my den, / And make a mess, which (more or less) I clean up now and then. / But I prefer the doom to share of dead and gone compeers, / Than parrot be, and live to see ten times a hundred years. Robert William Service
Love, peace, and prosperity / God grant us the longevity / I live a street life and I sing a melody / They wan' see me go mad and lose my sanity. Jonathan Kweku Awotwe-Mensah
Startled as your brevity / Turned to my longevity / The more I see around me / The more it does to ground me / At peace with all my limits / Grateful for all I'm given. Scarface
nd I know where I'm going to / I'm looking in Longevity's eyes / I play with Infinity's mind, Forever's my guy / My pedigree above your ass, you'll never see I / I love the past, but see, where I'm goin' I get to fly. Nasir Jones
The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they're always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back. Norman Rockwell
Longevity-and sanity. Eccentric old ladies on Harleys I can deal with. Alison Larkin
Many things can prolong your life, but only wisdom can save it. Neel Burton
Whatever life you've lived so far, all the stages of your past life have come together to make you who you are now. Ilchi Lee
Let not the seasons, nor the sun nor the stars nor the moon, or planets make a timetable for your life. Frank A. Carlyle
Perhaps the length of one’s life was not important—except in the way it is to so many living beings, desperate to avoid death. Perhaps, long or short, it mattered how one spent that time. Ann Leckie
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life, is what is important. Martin Luther King Jr.
To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost. Laurence D. Fink
For everybody in their busy lives, you need to invest in sharpening your tools, and you need to invest in longevity. Ryan Holmes
If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it. George Burns
To sustain longevity, you have to evolve. Aries Spears
In a moving world readaptation is the price of longevity. George Santayana